NOUN | state | flashpoint, flash point | point at which something is ready to blow up |
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location | flashpoint, hot spot, hotspot, trouble spot | a place of political unrest and potential violence | |
attribute | flashpoint, flash point | the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid / liquid can be ignited in air |
Sounds | flae'shpoy.nt | |
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Rhymes | anoint ... wellpoint: 18 rhymes with oynt... |
Meaning | point at which something is ready to blow up. | |
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Synonym | flash point | |
Broader | criticality | A critical state |
Spanish | punto de explosión, punto de inflamación |
Meaning | A place of political unrest and potential violence. | |
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Synonyms | hot spot, hotspot, trouble spot | |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Meaning | The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid / liquid can be ignited in air. | |
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Synonym | flash point | |
Broader | temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment / environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) |
Spanish | punto de inflamación | |
Catalan | punt d'inflamació |
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